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Agriculture Industry
COP27: Agriculture finally on table; beware of greenwashing though, warn expertsedit
Down To Earth – Online
Food systems and agriculture are finally on the table of a Conference of Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). There will be dedicated discussions on food and agriculture at the first official Food and Agriculture Pavilion at the 27th COP that began November 6, 2022 at Sharm El-Sheikh, Egypt. The Pavilion is hosted by the United Nation’s Food and Agriculture Organization, CGIAR and The Rockefeller Foundation at the climate conference. This comes at a crucial time. The unprecedented drought situation in Europe, the United States and Africa, the heatwave that impacted India’s wheat crop and floods and droughts in Pakistan and China are all stark evidence of how food production is at risk from extreme weather ...
Paddy in India
Govt buys 206 Lakh Tonnes Paddy so far this Kharif Marketing season for Rs 42,600 credit
CNBC – Online
The government on Monday said it has procured 206 lakh metric tonnes (LMT) of paddy so far (November 6) in the current kharif marketing season (KMS) 2022-23 for over Rs 42,600 crore. The kharif marketing season 2022-23 runs from October to September. The Food Corporation of India (FCI) is the government’s nodal agency for the procurement and distribution of food grains. In a tweet on November 7, the Food Ministry said, “In the ongoing #KMS 2022-23 in States/UTs, 11.74 Lakhs #farmers benefiting with #MSP value of Rs. 42604.84 crore.” In the ongoing #KMS 2022-23 in States/UTs, 11.74 Lakhs #farmers benefiting with #MSP value of Rs. 42604.84 crore. pic.twitter.com/TH5DH7csYQ. The government aims to procure 771.25 LMT of ...
Stubble Burning
IARI trying higher yield in short-duration rice varieties to stop stubble burningedit
Hindustan Times – Online
To prevent stubble burning in Punjab, Indian Agricultural Research Institute (IARI) on Monday said it is trying a breeding programme to get higher yield in the short-duration rice varieties to help farmers easily shift from the long-duration PUSA-44 variety. Stubble burning by farmers in Punjab and other parts significantly contributes to air pollution in north India during winters. Speaking to PTI, IARI director AK Singh said stubble burning in Punjab is because long-duration paddy varieties, especially PUSA-44, are grown in the state, which matures in 155 days, offering less time for crop residue management. While IARI’s short-duration varieties — PR126, Pusa Basmati-1509, Pusa Basmati-1692 — that matures in 120 days are released in Punjab, it ...
Stubble burning incidents in Punjab cross 30,000 markedit
PTI – Online
Farm fire incidents crossed the 30,000 mark in Punjab with the state witnessing 2,487 stubble-burning cases on Monday. With fresh crop residue burning incidents, the cumulative farm fire cases from September 15 to November 7, rose to 32,486, according to the Ludhiana-based Punjab Remote Sensing Centre data. The state reported 57,696 and 37,933 farm fires during the same period in 2020 and 2021, respectively. Out of a total of 2,487 farm fire incidents on Monday, Ferozepur witnessed 353 crop residue burning incidents—the highest in the state, followed by 268 in Moga, 257 in Muktsar, 256 in Batala, 218 in Faridkot, 202 in Barnala, 180 in Sangrur, 177 in Fazilka and 165 in Mansa, according to the ...